Service strategies in a supply chain

Journal of Service Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-440

  Löfberg, Nina ^a   Gustafsson, Anders ^a   Witell, Lars ^b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Services; Strategic planning; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956079497     PISSN: 17575818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564231011066079     Document Type: Article

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